Ohio State Buckeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 2/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: BTN

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (13-9) are hosting the Ohio State Buckeyes (14-5) at Jersey Mike's Arena on Wednesday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes faced Maryland and notched a win by a score of 82-67 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Buckeyes left the arena with 13 and Maryland racked up 13 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 29 shots from downtown. Maryland finished shooting 68.8% at the free throw line by converting 11 of their 16 tries. Additionally, Maryland had 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Maryland recorded 13 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. In the matter of defense, Ohio State let their opponent shoot 39.0% from the field on 23 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 17 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected 35 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Buckeyes buried 11 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 64.7%. Ohio State finished the game with a 50.8% field goal percentage (30 out of 59) and converted 11 of 26 3-point attempts.

E.J. Liddell is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He recorded 24 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He played 32 minutes and pulled down 11 rebounds. He finished the contest at 64.3% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists.

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Ohio State will play this game with a win-loss record of 14-5 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Ohio State is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 287 assists so far this year, which is 202nd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Buckeyes are shooting 37.1% from downtown (165 of 445) and 75.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.6 points per contest (77th in college basketball) while hitting 48.2% from the field.

On defense, the Buckeyes have forced 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 32.8% on shots from distance and they are 151st in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.9). The Buckeyes defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (460 of 1,118) and they concede 31.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 28th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 218 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights walked away with a victory by a final of 84-63 against Michigan State. The Scarlet Knights were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for this game. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. Michigan State had 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Scarlet Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 64.7%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Rutgers made 9 of their 20 tries (45.0%). Overall, the Scarlet Knights ended up shooting 32 for 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 61.5%. The Scarlet Knights allowed Michigan State to convert 23 of 52 tries from the floor which had them shooting 44.2% in this game. They finished shooting 45.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 6 from the free throw line (100.0%). With respect to team rebounding, Rutgers permitted Michigan State to get 18 in all (6 offensive).

Paul Mulcahy ended up being a factor for the Scarlet Knights for this contest. He made 6 of 9 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 12 assists for this contest.

Rutgers has a record of 13-9 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Scarlet Knights are shooting 43.2% from the floor, which is ranked 228th in college basketball. Rutgers has totaled 1,502 pts on the season (68.3 per contest) and they average 37.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.1 times per contest (29th in the country) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. The Scarlet Knights are committing 15.4 personal fouls every game and they go 69.9% from the free throw line.

The Rutgers defense allows 34.3% on shots from distance (174 of 507) and opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 12.2 dimes and 34.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 146th and 172nd in the nation. The Scarlet Knights on defense are ranked 66th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 64.8. They are forcing 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (65th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio State

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